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What is the structure for the News Report?

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  • Title
  • Headline
  • Newsworthiness
  • Source
  • Citations
  • Context
  • Facts
  • Photograph
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What is the structure for the Set of Guidelines?

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  • Title
  • Rationale
  • Headings
  • Pasive and obligation verbs
  • Avoid pronouns
  • Present tense
  • Consequences (conclusion)
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What is the structure for the Essay?

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  • Title
  • Hook
  • Topic
  • Thesis statement
  • Topic sentence
  • Evidence
  • Explanation
  • Conclusion
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What is the structure for the Formal Letter (letter to the editor)?

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  • Adress (yours and the one you are sending to)
  • Date
  • Greeting
  • Direct opening
  • Concise argument
  • Call to action
  • Salutation
  • Signature
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What is the structure for the Blog?

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  • Title
  • Tip
  • Personal experience
  • Topical
  • Voice
  • Opinion
  • Example
  • Conclusion
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What is the structure for the Review?

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  • Title
  • Newsworthy
  • Hook
  • Thesis statement
  • Interpretation
  • Limited summary
  • Credits
  • Humour
  • Present tense
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What is the structure for a Speech?

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  • Hook (imagery–> appeal to audience)
  • Anecdote
  • Topic
  • Thesis statement
  • Topic sentence
  • Pathos
  • Anaphora
  • Ethos
  • Anti-thesis
  • Problem/ solution
  • Parallelism
  • Allusion
  • Logos
  • Conclusion (overwhelming ending)
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What is the source for in a News report?

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Credibility

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What is the formula for consequences for the Set of Guidelines?

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If x does not happen y will

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What are some obligation verbs to be used in the Guidelines?

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  • Must
  • Have to
  • Should
  • Ought to
  • Need to
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What is the rationale in a Set of Guidelines?

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the rationale is the opening paragraph that reveals why is the guideline needed

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What elements could be added to facts in the News Report ?

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  • Names
  • Dates
  • Numbers
  • Statistics
  • Any fact that adds credibility
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What are some hooks that are usefull in both the Essay and speech?

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  • Generally accepted truth
  • Quotation from someone famous
  • Interesting question
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What is the direct opening in the Formal letter (Letter to the editor) for?

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Is the explanation of why you are writing the letter

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What is the interpretation in a Review?

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Is the presonal explanation of the author regarding the topic is talked about (personal opinion on the matter)

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What is the formal letter for?

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Used for writing letters of complaint or letters to the editor.

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What is the review for?

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Used for offering your opinion in a constructive way to inform other people.

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What is the Blog for?

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Used for publishing your ideas instantly, blogs can be about almost anything and people write them for many different reasons (piblic diary).

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What is the Speech for?

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Used for informing and persuading others to accept your own arguments. It makes people feel excited, scared or motivated.

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What is the News Report for?

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Used for informing readers about what is happening (information or event) in the world around them, they can be about anything.

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What are the Set of Guidelines for?

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Used for writing a set of guidelines, instructions and policy documents. Therefore, they guide someone through a process or task, setting rules throughout it.

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What is the Essay for?

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Use for presenting an argument and persuading readers

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What is the article for?

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  • Articles are written to make people aware of certain information and also to change their perspectives.
  • For something controversial
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What is the article structure

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  • Title
  • Newswothiness
  • Topic
  • Argument
  • Counter Argument
  • Conclusion (opinion once evaluated pros and cons)
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To share with peers means…

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